Sunday, March 31, 2013

BDP Completes 7 years....

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Bangalore Daily Photo Completes 7 years  of daily posts, over 5,00,000 views, hundreds of patrons, and thousands of interactions, BDP is proud to be integral part of this beautiful city. Here is the 12th Main Jacaranda tree as the first post to salute the spirit of this city reflected via this blog! Thank you for your patronage....

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Rest a while...

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Beating the heat while one is outdoor calls for a quick break, She seem to have chosen to wait a while and seeks water bottle carried on her cotton bag,  summer calls for whites and helps cool of a bit....

Friday, March 29, 2013

Summer Retreat...

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The rising temperatures in the city calls for a cool retreat, the resorts with pools will see lot of crowd and crave. Early morning the pools are empty and mid-day they fill with people trying to escape from scorching sun....

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Veggies...

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Quick trip to market, picking up the veggies midway to weekend, the festivities pushed weekend purchases to midweek as many were out of station celebratign holi....

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Packages Conveniences......

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The vegetables need cleaning and cutting before they can be used for cooking, the trends of less time at home pushing veggie sellers to remain creative and sell convenience than content….

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Spice Journey...

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Spices are integral part of the taste buddies, the roadside spice sellers setup their carts and offer spices from different parts of the country, this one we picked sittign outside KR market and have good variety from different regions....

Monday, March 25, 2013

On Road...

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The work week is short and runs two public holidays still the rush on the road remains the same. a quick snap to capture things around tell a tale....

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Who's that!

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Making a living is creative work, this person taking an avatar of lord hanuman makes his living on the signals where many like his appearance and give him money. He runs away as soon he sees my camera but still gets captured in the frame! 

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Tendulkar 10

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The fever is always on when it comes to Cricket, the fan followers of tendulkar have ups and downs based on the results of recent matches and these t shirts reflect whos done better!

Friday, March 22, 2013

Auto or RTO?

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Negotiations or coaching, the RTO and Autos are always face each other, with growing traffic and autos on the city roads, such discipline and compliance discussions are common sight....

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Trends...

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The trends are to change, whats on your mind?

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Go Brigade...

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The legendary Brigade Road is busy as always, the crowd is attracted by the crowd for the crowd with latest brands and brigades.... 

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Car stickers...

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The creative car stickers make you think and laugh! this one took my traffic stress off in a minute...

Monday, March 18, 2013

Street Sales...

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As the city grows more and more market lanes get created via street vendors for each residential area, the carts are placed side by side on the roads and fresh fruits and vegetables are stocked to sell for local customers saivng them rides to the distant markets....

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Hunter...

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The true hunder keeps himself truly hidden from it's pray, this camouflage helps them secure their goal easier...this Kite takes a leap from the higher branaches of a tall rain tree ....

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Thar...

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For those who love robust drives the newer models keep them excited, this one seems no exception.

Friday, March 15, 2013

Cut Fruits...

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100_4575, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.
The summer heat demands coolers, the fruits come to the rescue for those who spend all day outdoor and relish these cutfruits to keep off the heat and have an healthy alternative for snacking.....

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Mercury Rising...

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Yes, the summer is here, the day are hot and rain trees are not fully covered with new leaves, the scorching sun makes himself felt prominently and people prefer remain indoors....

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Simplicity...

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Selling flowers on late noon sitting under the shade, the sales are moderate so is the grid for money, few lives tell us story of simple yet occupied life when you moderate your expectations and garnet your needs to bare minimum….

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Blend of Cultures...

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City is always a reflection of the people and cultures, with modernization and earning potential many choose to move to nearest city from rural areas but maintain their attire and attitude. this cultural blend is unique and provides greater insight into 'unity in diversity'

Monday, March 11, 2013

Delivery time...

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Local shops in the market get lot many products delivered via entrepreneurs who run their own small distribution of multiple brands. They leverage their time and optimize the use of personal vehicles to make it work. The spirit that runs most of the Indian unorganized sector!

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Seasonal Colurs...

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Seasonal colurs are out, entire city is wearing vibrant colurs of tabebuia. These trees are magical as they shed all leaves and bear only flowers, what a great welcome of the summer....

Saturday, March 09, 2013

Weekend Catchup!

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Hot cup of tea and hot topics to discuss, the weekend mornings are great times to catchup with the group of friends....

Friday, March 08, 2013

Auto Art...

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100_4548, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.
A fine art of potrait painters is seen on most of the auto back panes, there are quite a few who adore them and have celebrities reflect their talent to public...

Thursday, March 07, 2013

Canopies Refreshing...

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Summer has refreshed the canopies and rain trees as patrons are getting ready to offer their shade on the road, a welcome respite for the commuters!

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Tipu the great...

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Tipu the great continues to inspire the crowd, the roadside hoardings deplict tipu fighting with the tiger....

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Keep Fit....

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Keep fit mantra is to ride the bicycle, his man seem to have kept the right choice and opts to commute peddling away! a real green and healthy option traditionally....

Monday, March 04, 2013

Fixed Rate...


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The roadside selling is tough, one has to constantly keep the dust off the goods, this lady seems to be in deep thought as she continues to cleaning and waiting for customers ...

Sunday, March 03, 2013

Pigeons...

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The city is longing for sparrows to comeback, yet another bird family is slowly settingly in. The pigeons are know to be concreate jungle friendly and with city adding more and more floorspace vertically these birds will soon start replicating their sucess likes of other metros....

Saturday, March 02, 2013

Seasonal change....

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Seasonal changes are magical, the winter is slowly handing over to summer, after freshning winter nature is getting ready for the summer swings, hope mercury will be gentle at the outset of global warming should not rise above the normal....

Friday, March 01, 2013

Spirit of Selling....

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The spirit of being an entrepreneur is rewarding, the self-motivated street selling is not everyone’s cup of tea. This lady is pushing the cart full of fresh veggies from a wholesale market to reach out to the neighbourhood lanes to make living.....